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“Starless” is a piece by British progressive rock band King Crimson. It was featured on the Red album in 1974. The lyrics and melody for “Starless” were written by John Wetton. He originally intended the song to be the title track of the group’s previous album Starless and Bible Black. Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford initially disliked the song and declined to record it for that album. Instead the group chose an instrumental improvisation as the title track for the Starless and Bible Black album. However, “Starless” was later revived, its lyrics altered and a long instrumental section (based on a bass riff contributed by Bruford) added to it, and performed live between March-June 1974. For the Red recording sessions, the lyrics were again altered (with contributions by... Read on...